“ Washing one’s hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral. ” – Paulo Freire, Educator

Tell SNL: Drop Donald Trump, hire Latino actors and writers

This weekend, Donald Trump will likely host Saturday Night Live. It’s a shameful attempt to drive up ratings, and a slap in the face to Latinos.

Saturday Night Live’s decision to invite Donald Trump to host the show is outrageous and irresponsible. Trump’s rhetoric is not only offensive and racist – it’s dangerous, and has already led to violence against Latinos several times.

By featuring Trump, SNL is validating this rhetoric as acceptable mainstream discourse. Meanwhile, SNL has no Latino cast members, has hired only two Latino cast members in its entire history, and has never hired a Latina cast member. If enough of us speak out this week, SNL will be forced to reconsider having Trump host the show, and commit to hiring more Latinos.

Join us in demanding that SNL cancel Trump’s appearance and commit to hiring Latino cast members and writers as soon as possible.